// Station · 17m ago
KUKF
Wilkes County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 1,301 FT
36.2228°N / 81.0983°W
LOCATION · North Wilkesboro, US
WIND
080°3 kt
KUKF · 1,301 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 17
ALTIM
30.21"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 080°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KUKF 142155Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM CLR 28/17 A3021 RMK AO2
KUKF · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 080° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 080° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
080°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
01
HDG 010°
—CALM
——
6,201'
19
HDG 190°
—CALM
——
6,201'
Pattern altitude: 2,301 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +15°C
2,800FT
+1,499 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +800 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,301 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT1,009 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K24A
(Jackson County Airport, Sylva, elev 2,857 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:18ZSUNRISE
17:31ZSOLAR NOON
00:43ZSUNSET
01:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 31m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:13Z (3h 01m)
DAY LENGTH14h 24m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:25Z
MOONSET00:50Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMKJ
VFR
Mountain Empire Airport · Rural Retreat
- WIND
- 090° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM N
- AGE
- 17m ago
KINT
VFR
Smith Reynolds Airport · Winston Salem
- WIND
- 100° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 43 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
KRUQ
VFR
Mid-Carolina Regional Airport · Salisbury
- WIND
- 050° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM SE
- AGE
- 17m ago
KEXX
VFR
Davidson County Executive Airport · Lexington
- WIND
- 100° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 47 NM SE
- AGE
- 17m ago
KVJI
VFR
Virginia Highlands Airport · Abingdon
- WIND
- 070° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM NW
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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